by Bill Batson In October, Fox Searchlight will release a film starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Alfre Woodard and Brad Pitt about a New York State resident, Solomon Northup, who was kidnapped in 1841 and sold into slavery. […]
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Nyack Sketch Log: Two Row Wampum Flotilla Nearing United Nations
by Bill Batson This dugout, made from a tulip poplar tree by the Edwards Family of the Onondaga Nation, was launched from Rensselaer, New York on Sunday, July 28, in a flotilla of over one hundred […]
Nyack Sketch Log turns 100
Nyack Sketch Log Exhibit Invite from Nyack Mayor Jen White Bill Batson has managed, in each and every drawing, to cherish Nyack history, piece by piece. He reminds us every week what is so special […]
Nyack Sketch Log: Piermont a la Paris
by Bill Batson Every July since 2008, Piermont Avenue has been transformed into the Champs- Elysees. This Saturday, visitors will be submerged once again in a sea of francophilic costumes, food, music, and games. Here […]
Nyack Sketch Log: Father’s Day Mandela Meditation
by Bill Batson According to the most recent reports, Nelson Mandela’s health is improving, but his condition is still serious. I spent the entire week leading up to Father’s Day thinking about South Africa’s first […]
Nyack Sketch Log: Art Puts Nyack on the Map
by Bill Batson At the request of the Chamber of Commerce, three local artists have put Nyack on the map. Literally. Last Friday, 45 boxes were delivered to Back to Earth Natural Foods containing 20,000 […]
Nyack Sketch Log: Oak Hill Cemetery According to Luke
by Bill Batson According to former Oak Hill caretaker Luke Conroy, “cemeteries are for the living.” Seated in the first floor office of this house, where he oversaw these hallowed grounds and met with family members, Conroy […]
Nyack Sketch Log: NAACP President Frances Pratt
by Bill Batson Elegant hats have become the symbol of local civil rights icon Frances Pratt. But when she arrived at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City 60 years ago, she wore […]
Nyack Sketch Log: Richard Anderson and the SS Columbia
by Bill Batson Richard Anderson found a vessel for all of his dreams, the nation’s oldest surviving passenger steamship, the SS Columbia. Anderson, who had a life long passion for historic boats, created a non-profit […]